by Navid Felker
Mohammed Al Jaber, the Saudi Ambassador to Yemen, has condemned Iran’s continued involvement in Yemen. At the recent Geneva conference regarding the financing of the humanitarian response plan in Yemen, Jabar criticized Iran’s absence, and cited its nonexistent provision of any humanitarian aid.
By Azita Carlson
A few weeks ago, on February 12th, former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed the Islamic Republic’s support for anti-Israel militants despite of the economic costs of this policy. Zarif insisted, “We are proud of defending the people of Palestine”, but admitted, “we are all under pressure.”
By Staff writer, SF
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif resigned on Tuesday in a shock post to his official Instagram account, but political scientist Dr Majid Rafizadeh warns this is a sign that the Iranian Regime will ramp up its aggressive policies both domestically and internationally.
By Atousa Pilger
German magazine Der Spiegel recently published an article full of baseless accusations and outright lies about the leading Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
The disinformation is nothing new. It’s the same false depiction of the MEK that the Regime has been spouting for years, since before members of the group even took up residence in Iraq in the 1980s and well before they were transferred to Albania in 2016 to avoid rocket attacks from the Iranian Regime.
By Armin Baldwin
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have had their money “looted” by financial and credit institutions that are affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards and other Regime institutions.
By Navid Felker
The ongoing nationwide protests that have become an almost daily feature of Iranian life in most cities and towns for the past 14 months are often led by women. Female teachers, medical staff, students, factory workers, and pensioners are demanding an end to corruption, discrimination, and repression, as well as the regime’s military adventurism across the Middle East.
By Staff writer, SF
US National security adviser John Bolton defended an American organisation that stands opposed to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Saturday and called Russian criticism of it “unacceptable”.
Bolton tweeted: “If President Putin is serious about stabilizing the Middle East, confronting terrorism & preventing a nuclear arms race in the region, he should stand with [United Against A Nuclear Iran or] UANI & against Iran.”
By Armin Baldwin
L. Todd Wood, former special operations helicopter pilot and contributor to many publications, writes that “Tehran used both Mr. Bush and Mr. Obama, albeit in different ways, to promote its own interests in the Middle East and put its troops on Israel’s doorstep, all to fulfill a long-held dream of eradicating the Jewish state from the map. Although it can seem like ancient history, we’re living with the consequences to this day. Mr. Bush was told that Iran was the major threat in the region, not Iraq’s Saddam Hussein. He was told that if he invaded Iran, the mullahs would make life hell for American troops. He was told that Iran wanted to take control of Iraq. I know, I’ve talked to the people who told him.”
By Staff writer, SF
Islam forbids its followers from converting to another religion, so in countries where religious law applies, converts can be prosecuted. The numbers of converts to Christianity has been rising in Iran in recent years, reaching tens of thousands or more according to some estimates.
By Atousa Pilger
Year of Shame and Iran: Blood Soaked Secrets are the titles of Amnesty International’s latest reports.
Indeed, 2018 was a year of upheaval and shame in Iran, beginning with the uprising that started in Mashhad and quickly spread across the country, and ending with the continued protests and demonstrations that have reached across the social strata of Iranian citizens.
